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Reaching for the Moon

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the vocabulary word that matches the following definition:


the will to achieve a difficult task

a)

determination

b)

independence

c)

specialized

d)

struggled

2.

Choose the vocabulary word that matches the following definition:


freedom from being controlled or needing help from others

a)

confidence

b)

determination

c)

independence

d)

specialized

3.

Choose the vocabulary word that matches the following definition:


gained specific knowledge

a)

independence

b)

specialized

c)

struggled

d)

confidence

4.

Choose the vocabulary word that matches the following definition:


made a great and difficult effort

a)

specialized

b)

struggled

c)

confidence

d)

determination

5.

Choose the vocabulary word that matches the following definition:


a feeling that a person can succeed or do well

a)

confidence

b)

determination

c)

independence

d)

specialized

6.

What is an autobiography?

a)

a true story about the author's own life

b)

a made up story that could happen in real life

c)

a story about a person's life written by someone else

d)

a play

7.

How can you tell this story is an autobiography?

a)

it is written in third person

b)

it is fiction

c)

the author uses words like I, me, my

d)

it is written about an animal

8.

What could be the theme of this selection?

a)

hard work leads to success

b)

it's fun to be an astronaut

c)

treat others with respect

d)

school is cool

9.

What is one way the author shows determination in the selection?

a)

"The astronauts seemed like supermen to me."

b)

On summer nights the moon hung low in the sky.

c)

"The first time I applied I wasn't accepted. But I did not give up."

d)

Computers do most of the work.

10.

Which sentence helps the reader realize what it is like on the moon?

a)

The could see Earth, our home.

b)

I became a rock collector again.

c)

I took out the American flag.

d)

A flat landscape of rocks and craters stretched in all directions.